Social Worker, Lead

Our mission is to create a joyful community where honor and belonging flourish!

Shalom Park, an Eden Registered community in Aurora, CO was established in 1992 to care for the elders in our community. We are looking for talented, innovative and friendly people to join our team. Eden Associates are welcome!

We are motivated by our desire to “Honor our Fathers and Mothers.” We respect and appreciate the diversity of our care partners, our residents, and the community we serve. We challenge the status quo and ask how we can improve what we do. We hire kind and adaptable people with the heart and desire to help our elders and one another.

Summary:  

Assists nursing home residents and their families with personal and environmental difficulties which predispose illness or interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.  Other duties may be assigned. 

• Works in close collaboration with other health care personnel in the evaluation and treatment of residents, promoting the understanding of significant social and emotional factors underlying the residents’ health issues and needs.
• Coordinates, tracks and facilitates care conferences to help the resident and family to understand, accept, and follow medical recommendations, participate in care planning, as well as understand the resident’s current health status on a minimum of a quarterly basis.
• Utilizes and provides referrals, when appropriate, to community resources including but not limited to PASRR, CO Access, mental health agencies and hospice agencies.
• Develops preliminary and comprehensive assessments (MDS compliance) of the social service needs of each resident.
• Conducts resident interviews, discharge plans, and quarterly assessments for MDS and prepares social histories.
• Assists with developing, implementing, and evaluating care plan stories and acute temporary care plans.
• Executes NOMNCs/ABNs to ensure compliance for skilled residents; ensures signed copy is sent to Medical Records
• Conducts interviews with elders, staff and family members as needed; updates timeline and uploads documents to the file as needed.
• Assists in the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of social service programs within the facility in accordance with current Federal, State and local standards, guidelines and regulations.
• Serves on and participates in various interdisciplinary committees of the facility as required.
• Identifies needs of the Social Work team (which includes student interns requiring training and supervision) and collaborates with interdisciplinary team (IDT) to facilitate training.
• Provides Social Work-specific training and guidance to social workers. 
• Oversees MSW student internships and ensures interns are meeting components outlined within learning plan; collaborates with field liaisons at the colleges.
• Facilitates meetings with social work team regularly.
• Conducts monthly audits for all neighborhoods of 100.2 log and ensures they are submitted within appropriate time frame by the appropriate Social Worker.
• Ensures social work team provides required information to NHA for Quality Assurance (QA) meetings.
• Conducts on-site assessments for potential admissions as requested by NHA/DON/Admissions.

Qualifications:  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Education/Experience:  

Master’s degree in social work (MSW) or a related field from an accredited school.  Two years related experience and/or training in a hospital, skilled nursing facility or other related social service field is preferred.

Language Ability:  

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.  Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public. Ability to utilize the “Language Line” to facilitate communication for non-English speaking residents.

Mathematical Ability:  

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability: 

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Computer Skills: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of MS Word and Outlook; word processing software.

Certificates and Licenses: 

Licensed Social Worker (LSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) is preferred.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

 Indirectly supervises two employees in the Social Services department. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing and training employees; planning work; addressing complaints and resolving departmental problems.

Work Environment:  

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:  

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, Peripheral vision, Depth perception and Ability to adjust focus.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and sit.